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Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Asleep in Gethsemane - GH Preview for November 5 - 12, 2014

Asleep in Gethsemane

Fire

Like a
modern-day Caiaphas, Sonny has plotted and schemed to achieve one overarching
goal – to eliminate the one person who could topple him, at long last, from the
precarious pinnacle on which he has resided for over two
decades. While Ava is by no means a
prophet, she is a portent and a crucible, and a dangerous, costly obsession
which turns Sonny blind to all other consequence and option.

Even as his
left-hand henchman Max

lies in ER struggling yet again for life, having been
shot in the service of his employer – Sonny’s focus is on Ava as the culprit.

Morgan isn’t so sure. Given Ava’s gravid condition, the likelihood of her
sauntering into the foyer of Casa Corinthos, and shooting into the lion’s
mouth, as it were, is almost nil. Even Morgan, in his shock at the recent turns
of events, realizes this, and entreats his father to reconsider the order on
Ava’s life. Whether he can convince Sonny of alternatives is probably
irrelevant. With his own single-minded
purpose resounding in his ears, the Don of Port Charles can’t hear the
precipice cracking and breaking right under his feet.

Unraveling

Nina, out of control and maintaining only the most tenuous grips on
reality, ends up with a bundle in her arms and a bombshell in her brain. Terrified for her newborn daughter and
enraged at the gall of her nemesis, Ava proceeds to do what she does best.
Despite the pain and shock of giving birth, she deftly and expertly reaches
into Nina’s brain and gives it a little scramble – causing Nina to further
detach and become even more unstable.
But it ultimately isn’t enough to prevent Nina and Madeline from fleeing the Brownstone,
Baby Girl Jerome in tow, while Ava is left to crawl to the front door in agony – and find on the other side a
lethal foe.

While waiting
on Danny’s labs, Silas comforts Sam and fills her in on what’s been happening
with Nina, apologizing to Sam for allowing his very damaged and dangerous wife to
come between them. After a quiet, open
conversation together, some wounds begin healing, and Silas confides that he’s
worried about what Nina will do next. He
ends up having to gently but bluntly explain to Nathan just how far Nina’s
psychosis goes, and the two begin to work on figuring out how to locate her and
Madeline before it’s too late.

A Little Reminder That I’ll Never Forget

Enraged and
akimbo, Michael is struggling for psychological purchase while at the same time
hugging his rage tightly, like a talisman for resolve. Dante is worried for his
younger brother, and he and Morgan fear the worst when they compare notes – but
it may be too late for Michael, who is intent on tracking his father down and
confronting him. A lot can be said about Michael, but no one can say he doesn’t
have perseverance…so Sonny may have very little time to gloat at having
cornered Ava. Michael is faced with some harsh choices, the repercussions of
which will shape him and the lives of those around him for a long time to come.

After making
the colossal mistake of provoking her onetime amour, Carly’s gambit succeeds
only in validating Franco’s logic, and he kicks the next phase of his strategy
into gear. You can almost hear the clank of the drawbridge being brought up as
Heather stalks Pier 52, having trussed and stashed Jordan and Shawn out of the
way. While Franco’s father is thrilled to bits at finally having a
prosecutable case, Mama Heather finds joy in the simpler things: BLT’s from
Kelly’s, lollipops, and pointing a loaded Ruger at Carly Corinthos Jax. But the
twists aren’t over yet—this is
Franco, after all, who volleys another shocker of a cannonball over the bow,
disposing Carly to realize a grim reality and for Franco himself to grapple with
his next move.

Also
Coming Up: Jake considers
Elizabeth’s offer. Duke is concerned
about the impact and fallout of his bogus alibi, and how it might affect his
relationship with Anna. The Commissioner, meanwhile, is taking some bold steps
and making big choices of her own.
Franco calls Nina as their bobsleds careen downhill, and Kiki has a
shocking encounter.

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